Can-bottoming machine



C. V. STHICKLAND.

CAN BOTTOMING MACHINE. v

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE 2a, I9I9.

1 ,41 3,240. Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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APPLICATION man JUNE 2s, 1919.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

| I T l l l C. V.-STRICKLAND. CAN BoTToMlNG MAcHnNE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. 1919.

Pimm Apr. 1s, 1922.

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CAN BOTTONIING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED :uns 28. 1919.y

1,41 3,240. Patented Apr. 18, 19.22.l

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CAN BOTTOMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23| 1919.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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CHARLES v. STICKLND; or WmsToN-sALEi/i, .-NORT H CROL'INLALASLSIG'NOB. To from REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. or wrivsToiv-SALEM; 4NORTH CAROLINA. A COR- PORAT'ION or NEW :rii'itsnr CAN-.BOTTOMING MACHINE. 'Y

'Appiieation tied June-saisis. serial No. 307,372. Y e -Y To allee/7mm ff may concern.' e 'Be it flrnown tha-tI, CHARLES V. S'ruioii- LAND, of Huston-Salem, .in fthe county of Forsyth and State oi NorthGarolina. have invented Certain new and useful Improvements iii VCan-Bottomingi ls/achines, of'

which lthe following .is a specification;

Therp'resent invention relatesy to a machine for fitting can bottoms vuponean vbodiesand is especially adapted to handle such kcans as have a Afiat:sidedround ended can body and a can bottom 'having'Y a fiat sided round ended recess of similar contour, the side Walls ot said recess beingv inclined.` :Cansot this 'character at the pi'es'enttime are largelyv used li'or packing` tobacco. V

thecanbody isflield in position on a bedlbyta movabie'clamp. and a can bottom carried by a Ymovable t'eeder'is moved toward-the lopen end o't the clamped can body andthe recessed portion ot the can bottom is forced intotlie can'body, being wedged tightly:

therein. V'The can bodyk clainp and zthecan bottoni feeder are moved in 'cooperative se workmanto tlie can bottom feedeixnlnd the actuator =t`or thel clamp z'i1i(l-feeder is-'moved by one Jfoot ot the Workman. i/Vith'lthis machine a single workman Vcan vtit together can bodies and bottoms'iot a large ,numberf ot' cansivi'tli ease and rapidity.`

k'lherimproved machine isprovided with feed tables tortlie jcan'bodies and Vcan rbottoms and the can body feed table-is equipped with guides to insure the accurate placerv ment of the can bodies .in position beneath the can'bodyclamp, Y l

A machine embodying -tlie present Vimprovements is illustrated in the accompany;

ingdrawings, wherein-'- Y :Figure 1 is a feed V'side View of 'thema-V ohine,parts being broken awayto facilitate illustration.V Fig. 2is a discharge side View of thecan body *clampf the can. bottom feederand the parte immediately associated therewith; Fig'.V 3' iS a .planvrieu'ot the infachine. Fig. t is iiycross Section kinthe pplane :5f 1s .a cross section in the plane the .line 5 5 'in Fig.V 3. Eig.

6-'6 in Fig.' 3. Fig. 7 is a fece can 4bottom lfeeder. Fig; `,8,is 'a1 plan View of suclia can bottom asus handled :bythe machine. fFig. 9 illustrates arcani bot-torn specieeaun of Lettersratent. Y Patent-ed Ap-n.18, l1922 -indioatedbythe line in `Fig. fl, and" ,illustrates`theca1i`bottone?feeder;k Y. 55

.indicated by 4 16 isaerfiSssection inthe planeindieatedsbyythe lling" View 'of-the fitted into a can bodyw Fig. t0 is a partialfk longitudinal section ther iplane indicated by the `line 'l0-+10 -in Fig.

detail VieWLof y'the actuating pedal. Fig. 172

isa diagrammatic side View partiallyinyer-f tical section illustrating' the inode o'fopeia A Y Y tion. lnaccordaii'ce with ithe present inventionl Figs.. e to ll() inclusive.areon V a larger scale than Figs. fl: to Band Fig. ll. 'Fig. )lQgiS on'l a 'still' diiierent scale larger than' athat'o'f v Figs. l to 3,4 :but sniallerthanifthe scaleof.. Y Figs. 4to l0.

A flatl sidedcan body such asV indi- Y. catedin Figs. 5,;6and 10 isplacedfby-'hanjd upon a bed H (Figs. 6 and 10) With one-.ofA

its at Sides resting upon the horizontal surtacejot the bed. 'At its rear end the bed has a vertical abutment I extending upwardly at rightangles ,Itoftlie Surface of the bed and the canbody is inserted .So that its v'rear i open end .(constitutingits-top'or mouth) is i i alongside the abutment'as'illustrated1in Fig.l0. J Y

Figs. 5 and'.

At theV front-ofthe bed; plate FH lis located .i

normalpositionsho-Wn Vin Y vvThe;actuatorhis"7 as.' shown, a footcontrolled 'pedal-anditis-:op-f eratively connected -bjoth Witlifthe 'c l inpand Cooperating With-)the bed is-the can-body Y loaf'V `With the -feeder. '1,Mhefifgtlie'@actuatork isVv Y the 'movable.canfbottom feeder M, vshown 5 Vbest in ,.Figsfg 7, V1Oandl2. -A canbottom Ais-placed by theother handro'ftli'e Workmanq., y upon the feederjuli-eri'the feeder occiip'iesgits,:l` .i i i V100Y Y AThe vWorkmanthereupon':morestlieicorn f mon actuator A 3forY the can y'body clamp andj the: can bottoiir-eeder.-

moved by the workman, the clamp lowers to the position shown in Fig. i() thereby clamping the can body upon the bed and posit-ioning and confining the can body so that its outer open end is accurately placed for the reception of the can body. Aalso the can bottom feeder is moved toward the can body thereby wedging the recessed portion of the can bottom into .the open end of the can body, thus fitting and uniting the two together.

The operative connections between the actuator and the clamp and feeder are such that, although at'the start both clamp and feeder move concurrently toward the can body, the clamp is at rest before the can bottom feeder brings the can bottom into contact with the can, and the can bottom feeder completes its feeding movement after the clamp is at rest. Fig. 10 shows the intermediate stage in the movement of the actuator7 at which the clamp has descended completely and is at rest while the feeder is still only about half way through its feeding movement. Fig. 12 illustrates in full lines this intermediate stage, and in dotted lines the positions which the can bottom feeder and the actuating mechanism therefor and for the clamp occupy at the completion of the feeding stroke of the can bottom feeder.

The uniting action being completed the workman releases his foot pressure on the actuating pedal, and a spring 5 restores the clamp, the feeder and their actuating mechanism to their normal idle positions of rest illustrated in Fig. l. The bottomed can body is then removed and the machine is ready to act upon the can body and can bottom of the. next can.

In the followingdetailed description of the mechanism, there will be described in the following order, the bed. the clamp. thc feeder. the actuating mechanism for the clamp and feeder, the feed table for the can bodies, and the feed table for the can bottoms.

(76m body bed-The bed H which receives the can body resting on one of its flat sides has an upper horizontal surface of the width and length of the can body. At its inner end it is recessed at j so asto accommodate the usual projecting rib or bead e' near the top end of the can body. The bed has an upward projection 7c, at its rear end (Fig. l0) which serves as a stop to limit the downward clamping movement of the clamp u'. A. lso, to this projection is fastened the vertical thrust abutment T for the inner end of the can body. This thrust abutment extends vertically and at right angles to the bed. Preferably it is a hardened steel plate separate from the stop projection c and secured thereto by screws as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 10.

'Can `body clamp-The clamp G is a weighted head suiiiciently massive so that when it is down, the can body will be prevented from buckling or from moving vertically as the can bottom is fitted therein. The clamp G overlies the bed and it has a rearward extension g pivoted at h to the frame i of the machine. The clamp moves vertically with respect to the bed, swinging on the pivot h. The clamp is guided in its up and down movements by side guides K which are secured at opposite sides to the clamp and which extend downwardly alongside the stop projection k7 of the bed. rThe clamp has a downwardly projecting foot Z (Fig.

l0) which is baclr of the thrust abutment l. and immediately over the stop 7c with which it comes in contact when the clamp lowers thereby limitingthe downward movement of the clamp and bringing the clamp at restf in the proper position relatively to the bed to position and confine the can body in proper bottom receiving position.

The clamp has on its lower face a down wardly projecting crosswise extending rib m which bears upon the middle of the upper side of the can body when the clamp is in its lower position of rest., as indicated in Fig. l0. The upper side of the can body is thus maintained parallel with the lower side at the desired distancetherefrom so that both flat sides of. the can are maintained in proper' position to receive the can bottom. At its forward end the clamp has a downwardly projecting ange n the bottom edge of which is shaped to conform to the contour of the upper half of the can body as it rests upon the bed, as indicated in Fig. This flange acts as the clamp descends to center the front end of the can. A lso, the depending side legs of this flange fitA the rounded ends of the can body down to the middle of the can as it rests on the bed plate. thereby preventing any sidewise movement of the front end of the can body on the bed. Also, the horizontal lower edge of the fiange rests upon the top side of the can body. thus aiding the rib m in maintaining the upper side of the can body in proper can bottoni receiving` position. Acoordinglypthe outer open end of the can is clamped accurately in place ready for the reception of the ycan body. On its inlet or feeding side nearY the rib m the clamp has fastened to it a downwardly projecting guide and retaining finger p which, as the clamp descends. centers and positions the rear end of the can body.

On the opposite or discharge side, the clamp has pivoted to it a swinging door 'l (Fig. 2) which is maintained by a spring o in its norma-l depending position. shown in full lines. When the door occupies this normal position it serves as an adequate stop to limit the infeed movement of a can body and also aids in centering the can body as the clamp descends. This spring controlled door can swing outwardly to the position v thefeeder.

131e ,also

shown in dotted lines in Fig. A6 to per-mit theVv discharge of a bottomed Vcan at the'exit side of the bed.

Yan bottom jcecZer.-The feeder M is piv oted at o' to the frame lof the machine, as

shown in Fig. 4, immediately in frontof the bed.v The feeder has a die or stake LprO- ectinOl from its un er face which conforms in shape to the interior of the recess -in theV can bottom, and vhas inclined 'edges conforming to the inclination ofthe wallsV of the recess of the can bottom. The canbottom is placed by hand with its 'recess Tit-ting converge'from the upper'to the lower edge:y

of the feeder, asy indicated in F ig. 7 ,thereby providing a Haring mouth for the ready entrance of the can body and a guide to `direct the incoming can bottom into central posi-V tion to lit over the die L. Y I

The feeder swings fiointhe'nor'mal idleV position of rest vsliownin Fig. l (in vwhich position.` it is at an angle of about 459 to the horizontal) to the vertical positionv shown in dotted lines in F ig. 12 .where it is parallel with the open front endofthe cany body and is asv close thereto as the thickness of the metal of the can bottom flange per-Y mit-s. Y Y i initiating vizccimtism.-Tlie clamp GV lowered and the feeder is moved to'wardthe clamped can body by movement of the actuator A. Y The actuator is a pedalpivoted at"Y a, tothe frame land near itslower end itV has a foot stiri-up Y) (Figs. l and 11)'sojtnat it may be Vmoved by the foot of theworkman.

This actuatorY A is operatively connected, with the can bottom feeder and -withY the can,A

body clamp so that both at the outset move concurrently, but fthe downward Vmovement 'Y of the clamp ceases before the feederfbringsY anyportion vof the can vbottom into contact with the can body. nccordingly', the canv body isce'ntei-ed and positioned, continedand clamped beforeV the 'can bottom is brought into Vinitial engagement; therewithf v d The actuator Aat its upper end has alfortivardlv extending toggle arm B the yrear end of which is connectedby a .toggle linlrC to' The pivotal 'connection between,

this `toggle linkv andV feederV isshown at. s' in Fig. l.V The 'toggle' is normally broken, asl

sliownin l. W henl the lower endl-of the actuating pedal..is swung rearwardly .Y (tothe right in Fig-1) bythe footyof the Y v workman, the toggle arm B islifted thereby ,Y The union between can body and can bottom 150 swinging the canbottom feeder upwardly .andlinally to vertical `.position as indicated'Y by ldotted* lines lin Fig. 12. The feeding l movement 'of the feeder'continues, throiigh- Yout .the rearward swing of 'the 'actuating pedal. At the endof this swing; the toggleY to' force "the recessed section ofthe can kbot'-YV tom'int'o thel open end of the canV body.

The actuating pedal is so connected to the canV body. clamp 'that/the pedal and the in term'ediate connections can continue to move after the c'lai'nplowers toits position of clamping rest. A vbell crank lever is pivu oted at e rto the frame 1. Its upper horizon- `straightens lthereby giving adequate power.

tal arm F .extends forwardly lbeneath the clamp and 'the forward endV of said arm is, immediately beneath the head of'a verticallg.'v adjustable'screw stud fcarri'edby the clamp.V As shown in Fig. l, the clamp is normally' upheld by reason of thisstudresting upon thel free forward end of the ulever arm F, which serves as asupport therefor. n

The lower.; Vertical arm E of the bell tending link D to the pedal A. ,As shownVY in li, this linkD is pivoted at c to the pedal ,andA at Z tothe lower arm E of the bell. crank lever. e "As the actuating pedal is swung rearwardly the aim' F of the bell crank lever swings downwardly and the clamp correspondingly 'lowers by gravity fol lowing the fdo'wnwardv movement ofthe lever larm F. This concurrent downward move-f" i ioo ment continues untilythe position is reached 1 which is shown in Fig. 1K0 and in fulllinesin Fig. i2. At this stage the downward move- Vcr'anlcleve'r is connected by a forwardly'exi ment kof the clamp ceases because its foot Z contacts with thestop lo. At this instanttlie canV bottom feeder has been moved` onlyV about half wav from its idlepositionshown'v ies in Fig.. l .to its can bottom applying position, shownfin dotted lines'in Fig. l2.. This intermediatel position .is that which is shown in full lines .in Fig. '12.- 'During the. fuitheirearward movementofathe pedal necesi sary'V vto complete. the Yfeedinfij movement of;

lmotion connection, permittinggthe bell crank lever tofconti'nue to swing after-the clamp is Vat rest. Y

If thev can body` has not been 'l seated'v against the Ythrust abutment Izby the .work-'1 Vman7 the ,can bottom feedergacts lLusen-.the i outer end' of thec'an'body'and-slides it to the l the can vbottom feeder,` Vthe vbell Acrank leven" RIF, swin'gsjfaway free ofthe can' body Y life rear until-it has firmly-seated"lagai-nstithe f fabutment 1Q v'After thisfseating occurs the fuithel;V feeding.' nicweine'ntn ofthe feeder. l

wedgesjthe; can bottoinintofthe-.can body.

clamp, and the fee ier 'o thci tions shown 1n Fig. i rElus normal position determined by fixed stop 4- against which the arm or the bell crank lever is brought by the action of the spring 5, as shown in Fig. i.

06m oodg/ feed tabla- Mounted upon brackets of the frame l at the `feed side ot the bedL and clamp is the can body feed tabie Q, the upper surface of which is iush with the upper surface of the bed H. This feed table has upwardly extending inclined sl'uccd guides 6 (Figs. l and which converge toward the bed. These serve to guide and direct the two ends of the can body so as to direct them properly onto the bed H. Also, there are two down pressing` downwardly inclined resilient guides 7 and 8 bearing` upon the top side of the can body. The rear guide 7 bears upon the upper side of the can body at its rear end. fis shown in Figs. 3 and 5 this Aguide is of sheet metal and it'extends from the feed table across and above the bed li and below the clamp. This resilient guide 7 is bach of the bearing` rib m of the clamp, as shown in Fig. 10.

Accordingly when the clamp descends thisv down pressing resilient guide is not en countered since it occupies the recess in the bottom of the clamp between rib m and the foot Z. This guide Z bears upon the rear of the can body during the feeding' of the can bottom thereinto, and it contributesrin maintainingr the rear end of the can body in place. The second down bearing' resilient guide S extends lpartially over the bed and beneath the clamp, as shown in Fig. 5, and its bearing end is located in front of theI rib m so that it bears upon the front end 'of the can body as it is fed into place.

ln inserting a can body, the workman places the flat side upon the feed table and pushes it into place between the end guides G and beneath the down bearing top side guides 7 and 8. lf there is a bottomed can on the bed plate, the can body, as it is pushed in, encounters the bottomed can and forces it sidewise off the bed plate, the spring controlled door l swinging upwardly to permit the bottomed can to be discharged, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The bottomed can having' been ejected, the door J swings back to its normal vertical position and serves as a stop for the leading edge of the can body and pushes the can body back into place if the workman has Jthrust it in too far.

0cm bottom feed tabla- There is a feed table 9 for the can bottoms located forward of the feeder and extending' beyond the discharge side of the clamp, as shown in Fig. 3. The upper horizontal surface of this feed table is above the level of the top edge of the feeder when such feeder is in its normal posi tion of rest shown in Fig. 1. The feed table has a downwardly inclined chute 10 eX- vtending in close proximity to the upper edge of the idle feeder. rThe workman with one hand slides a can bottoni along the feed table down the chute onto the feeder.

The frame i supporting` the operative parts of the machine can be conveniently supporte-d upon a stanc. As shown in the drawings, it is secured to stand 1l by bolts l2 passing through flanges 3 of the frame l.

` l claimy i. A; can bottomingmachine having, in combination, a frame; a horizontal bed adapted to receive a can body resting on its side; vertical thrust abutment above the bed against which the top edge of the can body is thrust; a feed table carrying guides for said can body as it is inserted into position upon said bed; a normally raised can body clamp pivoted to said frame which overlies said bed; a stop to limit the downward movement of said clamp; an actuating pedal pivoted to said frame; a bell crank lever pivot/ed to said frame, one arm of. which extends beneath and normally upholds saitl clamp; a link connecting the other end of said lever to said pedal which controls the movement of said lever to permit the loweringof said clamp until it encounters said stop; a toggle arm on said pedal; a swinging can bottom feeder having a die to receive a can bottom of similar con tour to the end of the can body; a toggle link connecting' the can bottom feeder to said toggle arm, whereby said pedal rocks said feeder toward the can body to unite said bottom and body as said clamp lowers, the feedingV movement of the feeder being completed after the clamp is at rest; anda spring returning all of the movable parts to their normal positions.

2. A can bottoming machine having, in combination, a frame; a horizontal bed adapted to receive a can body resting on its side; a vertical thrust abutment above the bed against which the top edge of the can body is'thrust; a normally raised pivoted can body clamp4 which over-lies said bed: a stop to limit the downward movement of said clamp; an actuating 1pedal pivoted to said frame; a bell crank lever pivoted to said frame, one arm of which extends beneath and normallyk upholds said clamp; a link connecting said lever to the pedal which controls the movement of said lever to permit the lowering` of said clamp until it encounters said stop; a toggle arm on said pedal; a swinging can bottom feeder havinga die to receive a can bottom of similar con tour to the end of the can body; a toggle link connecting the can bottom feeder to said toggle arm whereby said pedalrocks against Whichthe top edge of the, canY body is thrust; a normally rqisedsyvinglng canA -thecon bottoni 'feeder toward thegcan body to'iinite 'seid bottoni zindfbody lower-e5 theV feeding rnovenieiit of the?-feederv confiileted after the cle-mp 'is et rest end efepli'ne returning an @e el@ parts to their noi-indi positions.

3.1' A canbottorning'machine having;` iny combination, a.;hor1xontal bed adapted to] recelve a; canbodyv resting i on "its 1 side; fa vertical Y thrust `abutnlijenty` above the bed body'clemp which overlies saidbed;v af stop tolixnit Vthe 'downward' movement otsvaid clamp; a'lever, Vone a'rmjof Whloh extends beneatha'nd normally*upholds* seid clamp;

' thecan bodyan lactuator operatively 'con-' movble v I 4L. IA can botto'rning malohvine having, in-

:i can bottom'feeder constructed to receive@ can bottoni oyfvsirnilar contour to the. end of nected to V'seid leverV and to said ca n'bottorn feeder whereby as 'gsaid clarnp Vlow'versj, said feederA isinoved toiydrdthe can body. to unite said bottornand body,V themovement ofthe feederbeing completed after the clampVV is at rest.; and spring re tii rningall of the parts totheirnorlnzll positions.

.oombnetioil horizont-e1 bed adopted t0 receive 'a con resting on itsside; a. vertioel. three@ abutment. above Ithe bed eeoeet which the top'edgeof the cenfbody is thriist;

a, normallyrisedrnoveble can body clamp which overlies seid bed; a, lever which eritends beneath and normally 'upholds 'said clen'ip;` a rnoy'ablo conf bottoinwteeder constructed to receive gtcenbottom of similar contoiir to the end of the canfbod'y; and a.

[Common eetuetor fori' 'the oeil body Clamp" yand for the @an bottoni feeder acting toinove the 'feeder tovv'ard thefca-nv body to Unite said bof-emana. body @he dem lowers', the

feeding tnoyf'exnent-.otthe feeder being coinpleted after the clamp at rest.

combination: bedecvaptedto'receive 1 'can body :i thrlis't bntinentat' right angles vto Y the '.bedfegeinet which, .the top. edge of ther feeIIL 'body' iol kthrust 'a YIlfioifelole' een .body l filemp oppeeteeidbed so' fee'der eo'netoetef to. receive. een. bot-l' tom of-rsimilgu-contonr totheV endof the cana.

' b oyf; end 'e Y Common aotator operativelyoonneeted to. the @lompe-lid. to thefeeflel" one acting first to brine the 'demo into positionA the; een. ,bottom held by the feeder?upon, the

tofconfinefthe can'body. and then wto-jforce can body.

combination; a. frame, 'a bed `Hltoccoinrno dac-tela. fletround ended can body, said bedfl hzwnga groove 7' near the rear thereof; an

upwardly extending stop c at the 'reerof said bed, with a steel thrust abutment secured thereto; a feed table 2 attached to said frame in the same plane as said. bed, carry'- as seidiclenip. 'res'il said/frame' a;

d lent top"k top sid rinsed' weighted een.' bodvf dogmi) egim. epee-'the reef/0f @lomp 1 which engages Seidjfstop' f to limit the doy'ynivard1 movement bred; side 'giiides K; K

:Of-seid' clamp; ;A e dependingrib m. on the bottom'of 'said clamp .Which enge'ges'fsaidcan bodyffa't its ','onsaid cla-mp alongside the foot -Z-,ff'a

flange n at the 'front of seid clnipshapedf,

tit" seid 'cali body.;

on theinlet Side of .Seid olemi'- eolgefle Seid" lrib/nz toVV Yaid, .in centering' the.V ceiibody beneath said clarnl3 ;fand spring Controlled door jJ ori-said "clampfetitsfdischerge 'iside functioning as a stopfl'oijf'an inserted con of o, bottomed can.'v .Y

body bet yieldingY to' 'Permittee o leohelg' 7, A een Ybottorning rnechilie hviiig; in n ooinnloirition,V :1].fbed to :icooiniriodate affiat f i'oiind ended' canibo'dy ;I un upwardly `Vextend ingfthrnst 'ebutnientnt'one endfof tl'iebejd e normellyreleed. mo'veble ...embody olemp above said bed; depending crosswlse eX- Y tending ban body engaging ribfon thea under Yloeeolo oenteroezilieer on the inlet 'side' of said clamp; si`spj'ing oogtrolled'fdoor on 'as a Vs to'pffor an inserted can but'yield;

, n8'. A' een bottoini'ng.: inaohine having, in o'o,mb1net1o1.1.- e bled to'jeooomfoodete eot ronndended can body; a normally raised olainp :ititsvdischergeside functioning;

Y inetto Peeit 'the disee-fige of'ebottom'ed movable can bod?! clamp 'overlying' said bed dem? i e ,Sfoplieotinethe .doveiverdmove- 'ment of seid clamp; and e'Y fiange at the ronndiended. can body; .e movable clamp iiheh confines .edpoetoneeoon loedyV 011. the be-d indV a 'spring controlled door at the Y dSeher-eeede of the demo. -fenetoeine es etop'forfee neelted een body bef; welding permit'thedisc'hirge of abottolned can.`

con bottomingfinlchine having, Ycomble@tloo, eloed; to' eooommodete e .Het

. :front ot` seid chimp to vitf'saidy eenVV Y 10( A.' 'cnfbottoming rnechiiie'hvingQin -A .combination.y .e to ccomrirfodate a; fiat Tolnd endedfeeejbodv, e moveble oeebody- 'clamp overlying thebed jhfwiilgfy delowers; a feed table at one side of thel bed npp'er i side ofy the" cen' body when theclamp 'i having two converging guides forA thei'e?VVV spective ends of the can body, a reslllent 1 down pressing guide extending across and above the bed belovv the clamp and at the rear of said depending rib and adapted to bear upon the upper side of the can body near the rear end thereof, and a second down pressing resilient Y guide extending partly over the bed beneath the cla-mp and in front of said depending Vrib and adapted to bear upon the upper side of thecan body near its front end. Y y

l1. A can bottoming machiner having, in combination, a bed to accommodate a flat round ended can body; a movable can body clamp overlying the bed; a feed table at one side of the bed having tivo converging guides for the respective ends of the can body and a resilient down pressing guide extending across and above the bed and beneath the clamp and adapted to bear upon the upper side'of the can body.

12. AA can bottoming machine having, in combination, a bed to accommodate a flat round ended can body; a movable can body clamp overlying the bed and having a depending rib at its middleto bear upon the upper side of the can body when the clamp lowers', a feed table at one side of the bed having a resilient doivn pressing guide eX tending across and above the bed and beneath vthe clamp at tlierear of said depending rib and adapted to bear upon the upper side of the can body nearl the rear end there of, and a second down pressing resilient guide extending partly over the bed and beneath. the clamp in front of said depending rib and adapted to bear upon the top side of the can body near its front end.

13, A can bottoming machine having, in combination, a bed to accommodate a flat round ended can body; a movable can body clamp overlying said bed; and a feed table alongside the bed and clamp having in- -ivardly converging side guides for theends of the can bodies and resilient top guides bearing upon the upper side of the can body as 'it is slid into place beneath the clamp.

4:. A `can bottoming machine having, lin

.'combinaton, a bed to4 accommodate a can body: a clampfor said canlaody: fi

bottoni feeder movable toward and from the front end ofthe can bodyrheld by said .clamp, said feeder having a canbottom Vdie to receive and position a Vrecessed can bottom,zand upwardly flared converging outer ends; a feed table for the can bottoms; and

a.downwardly inclined chute leading from said feed table to said feeder.

Y 15. A can bottoming machine having, in

combination, a bedto accommodate a can body; a clamp forsaid can body; and a can bottom feeder movable toward and from the lying said bed; a support normally holdingk the clamp in its uplifted position; a movable `can bottom feeder at the front of said bed;

and a common actuator for said feeder and clam) support operatively connected there with to move the feeder toward the can body Y and to ivithdravv the clamp support so that the clamp lowers lby gravity upon theican body on the bed. v

17. A can bottoining machine having, in

combination, a stationary flat bed to receive.,

and accommodate a flat round ended can body lying on its side; a thrust abutment projecting from said bed against which the rear end of the can body is thrust; amovable can body clamp overlying said bed; and a can bottom feeder to carry can bottom movable toward the front end of the can body held by'said can body clamp thereby forcing the 'can bottom carried by the feeder into the can body., said feeder having a can bottom die which lits the recess in a recessed can bottom placed thereon by hand and positions the can bottom as it is fed by the Vfeeder to the can body.

18. A. can bottoming machine having, in

combination, a stationary fiat bed to receive projectinglfromsaid ybed against which the rear end of the can body is thrust; a movable ran body clamp overlying V.sa-id bed; and a can bottom feeder on which can bottoms are placed b v hand. said feeder being movable toward the front end of thecan body held by said can, clamp thereby forcing the can bottom carried Vby the feeder into the can body.

19. A. can bottom'ing machine having, in n combination, ya bed to receive and accommodate a can body lying Lon its Vside; a thrust abutment against which the rear end of the can body is thrust; a movable can body 'clamp overlying said bed; and a can bottom fecder'ivhich receives and holds a can bottom placed on it by hand, said feeder being movable toward the front end of the clamped can body thereby forcing the can bottom carried by the feeder upon the canbody.

ln Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

oHARLns iv. sTRicKLAND. 

